Boconnoc
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Boconnoc Cornish Boskennek |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 25 ′ N , 4 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SX147607 | ||
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| Residents | 122 (as of 2011) | ||
| surface | 8,366.3 km² (3.23 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 15 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| Post town | LOSTWITHIEL | ||
| ZIP code section | PL22 | ||
| prefix | 01841 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall | ||
| British Parliament | South East Cornwall | ||
Boconnoc ( Cornish : Boskennek) is a civil parish in Cornwall , England, about 4 miles east of Lostwithiel . According to the 2001 census , the community had 122 inhabitants.
The community is rural and quite heavily forested. It is bordered by St Winnow to the west, St Veep to the south, Lanreath to the southeast and Broadoak to the north .
The Couch's Mill and Brooks settlements are in the parish.
history
Boconnoc is mentioned as Bochenod in the Domesday Book . The first known owners are the De Cant family in 1268.
The current Boconnoc House stands on the site of a medieval house that was inhabited successively by the Carminow and Mohun families. Lord Mohun's widow sold the estate to Governor Thomas "Diamond" Pitt , a wealthy merchant who had become prosperous in India and was President of Madras for the East India Company from 1698 to 1709 . Pitt is the ancestor of a dynasty of politicians that includes several MPs, such as his grandson William Pitt and great-grandson William Pitt the Younger . After his death the estate was bequeathed to his son Robert Pitt and the following year to his son Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc . In the Return of Owners of Land survey , 1873 , Cyril Fortescue of Boconnoc was listed as one of the top ten landowners in Cornwall with an estate of 20,148 acres (81.54 km²), or 2.65% of Cornwall.
The estate has a long history and includes the largest landscaped park in Cornwall. The local cricket team plays in Deer Park . In 1993 the film The Three Musketeers was shot on the estate.
A chapel stood in the Trecangate settlement between 1820 and 1954. It was built as a clay wave building. A sign has been pointing to their former location since 2009.
Boconnoc House
The Grade II listed Boconnoc House was built in the 18th century by the Pitt family: one wing was built around 1721 by Thomas Pitt , Governor of Madras, and the other in 1772 by Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford . The two wings are set up in an L-shape within an elegantly landscaped garden. On a hill behind the house there is an obelisk in memory of Richard Lyttelton (1771). In the 19th century the estate came into the possession of the Fortescues, who made important changes to the building in 1883. There are also some recent additions, and the south wing was demolished in 1971. The parish church behind the house is relatively small. It has an interesting front facade from the 15th century and a monument to Penelope Mohun , 1637.
Daughters and sons of the church
- Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford of Boconnoc (1775-1804), peer and naval officer
estate
The estate on the River Lerryn has a game reserve, a lake and areas used for agriculture and forestry. Parts of the estate are called Boconnoc Park ( Important Plant Area ) and Boconnoc Park & Woods ( Site of Special Scientific Interest ) and are known for their biodiversity.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ "Local Area Report - Boconnoc
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
- ↑ Cornwall Council online mapping ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed May 2010.
- ↑ Cornwall ; Explore Britain
- ↑ Boconnoc . GENUKI. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ↑ Kevin Cahill : Who Owns Britain?
- ^ IMDB movies with location Boconnoc.
- ^ The History of Boconnoc House in Cornwall.
- ^ Researcher discovers family links with long gone chapel , thisiscornwall.co.uk. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ Boconnoc Park . Plantlife . Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ Boconnoc Park & Woods (PDF; 6 kB) Natural England . November 14, 1986. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
